Refurbished iMac with OSx and the screen jumps/flickers about every 10 - 15 seconds. Suggestions? It often seems fine on start up .

I recently got a refurbed iMac with OSx adn the screen jumps/flicks every 10-15 seconcds. suggestions?

If you purchased it from Apple, you are covered by the warranty - take advantage of it and call them as that appears to be a graphics issue.

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For what it's worth, you posted this in 2011, and here in 2014 I am still having this same issue. Over the last two days, I have had to unlock my apple account 8 times. I didn't get any new devices. I haven't initiated a password reset. I didn't forget my password. I set up two factor authentication and have been able to do the unlocking with the key and using a code sent to one of my devices.
That all works.
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And you are not showing the hardware lock icon on the top right of the home screen?

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See:
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+is+already+running+but+is+not+responding

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* http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/5.0/system-requirements/
* http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/3.6/system-requirements/
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* Firefox 3.6.x: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html
* Trash the current Firefox application to do a clean (re-)install
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Hi there,
If you have a good battery or the batttery is good enough then try those steps , it may help :
( Credit JSanders )
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Qosmio X500 won't start and the power LED is blinks every 5 seconds

Hi,
I need help my X500 won't start now. I tried to start the NB as usual and suddenly the X500 wont boot or even power up.
If I press power button it doesnt make any sound, the power LED on button and the second power LED just bliks once and turns of, and keep blinking every 5 seconds.
I tried to:
* remove battery and power up with AC only
* power with battery only
* remove battery hold power button for 30 seconds and more athen power with AC only, battery only
but it didn't helped.
I checked the AC & Battery LEDs, but they are not flashing, they are just RED, so there is not proble in battery or AC.
Any idea where could be the problem?
Thanks for help
Frantisek

> {quote:title=FrankieCz wrote:}{quote}
> Hi,
> I need help my X500 won't start now. I tried to start the NB as usual and suddenly the X500 wont boot or even power up.
>
> If I press power button it doesnt make any sound, the power LED on button and the second power LED just bliks once and turns of, and keep blinking every 5 seconds.
>
> I tried to:
> * remove battery and power up with AC only
> * power with battery only
> * remove battery hold power button for 30 seconds and more athen power with AC only, battery only
>
> but it didn't helped.
>
> I checked the AC & Battery LEDs, but they are not flashing, they are just RED, so there is not proble in battery or AC.
>
> Any idea where could be the problem?
>
> Thanks for help
> Frantisek
hello FrankieCz
i have similar problem with my laptop
how do you solve it

IMac makes a loud beep on start up, won't load past the blue screen and the black ticking dial appears every few seconds in centre of screen.

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Out of the blue my mac lost the mouse cursor even though it had connection so I rebooted only for the mac to make a loud beep on start up then get stuck at the blue loading screen. It won't load past the blue screen. I've tried to reboot holding down the shift key but no change. I've also shut down, unplugged the main for 15 seconds, re plug and wait 5 seconds before starting up again but no change. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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I tried to do the apple hardware test and it doesn't work.
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Fred Blog's Time Capsule 2445566.
It is too long.. it has spaces and it has non-alphanumeric characters.
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